Kavanaugh Field
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Kavanaugh Field was a minor league baseball
park
in Little Rock, Arkansas
. It was the home of the Little Rock Travelers
prior to their move to Travelers Field
in 1932.
The ballpark opened in 1901, as West End Park. In 1915 it was renamed for former team owner and Southern Association
President William M. Kavanaugh
, after he had died from a sudden illness in February 1915.
As part of vacating the ballpark after 1931, the property was sold to nearby Little Rock Central High School. The field was converted to football specifications and was renamed Quigley Stadium
. The field is west of the school (whose eastern boundary is Park Street) and the school's baseball field. The other boundaries are West Daisy L. Gatson Bates
Drive (formerly West 14th Street - north); West 16th Street (south); Jones Street (west).
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
park
Baseball park
A baseball park, also known as a baseball stadium, ball park, or ballpark is a venue where baseball is played. It consists of the playing field and the surrounding spectator seating...
in Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
. It was the home of the Little Rock Travelers
Little Rock Travelers
The Little Rock Travelers were an American minor league baseball team located in Little Rock, Arkansas and members of the Southern Association, which as a Class A, A1 or AA circuit was typically two rungs below Major League Baseball...
prior to their move to Travelers Field
Ray Winder Field
Ray Winder Field is a baseball park in Little Rock, Arkansas. The ballpark was constructed during 1931, as a new home field for the Arkansas Travelers minor league baseball team...
in 1932.
The ballpark opened in 1901, as West End Park. In 1915 it was renamed for former team owner and Southern Association
Southern Association
The Southern Association was a higher-level minor league in American organized baseball from 1901 through 1961. For most of its existence, the Southern Association was two steps below the Major Leagues; it was graded Class A , Class A1 and Class AA...
President William M. Kavanaugh
William M. Kavanaugh
William Marmaduke Kavanaugh was a Democratic United States Senator from the State of Arkansas.-Biography:William Marmaduke Kavanaugh was born near Eutaw, Alabama on March 3, 1866...
, after he had died from a sudden illness in February 1915.
As part of vacating the ballpark after 1931, the property was sold to nearby Little Rock Central High School. The field was converted to football specifications and was renamed Quigley Stadium
Quigley Stadium (Little Rock)
Quigley Stadium is a football stadium used by Little Rock Central High School. Prior to its 1930s remodeling, it was known as Kavanaugh Field and was the home field of the Little Rock Travelers baseball team. The stadium was built by the Works Progress Administration in 1936 and seats 15,000. At...
. The field is west of the school (whose eastern boundary is Park Street) and the school's baseball field. The other boundaries are West Daisy L. Gatson Bates
Daisy Bates (civil rights activist)
Daisy Lee Gatson Bates was an American civil rights activist, publisher and writer who played a leading role in the Little Rock integration crisis of 1957....
Drive (formerly West 14th Street - north); West 16th Street (south); Jones Street (west).